Hydrocarbon motor



Feb. 3, 1925.

1,524,895 J. G. VINCENT HYDROCARBON MOTOR Filed oct.,14,. 1921 2shun-sheet 1 ATTORNEY.

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l Appnmxon and eccomi 1 4., .1921.

To all wlwm t 'may concern: Be it known that I, Jnssn G. Vmcnzri-,a

citizen of the United sans, and residentof Detroit, Wayne-County, Stateof Michi- I' gan, have invented certain new and useful- Improvements inHydrocarbon Motors, of

which the lfollowing is a specification.

This invention relates tohydrocarbon motors and particularly togenerator mount ing and driving mechanism therefor.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a generator mountingmeans that .will permit ready removal. l

lAnother object of the inventionl isto provide a. 'generator driving andmounting mechanism thatwill permit thegenerator to be' removed withoutremoving the gear support.

Another object of the invention is to provide a generator mounting thatwill permit the generator to be removed and disconnected from itsdriving gear without .changing the adjustment of the gear. 1 Anotherobject of the invention is to pro- 25 vide a gear support and meansadjacent thereto for retaining it on its support.

Another object of the invention is to provide a generator gear supportin the crank case of a motor with means on an adjacent 3 webof the crankcase for retaining the gear against endwlse movement.

j Other objects of the invention willappear from r the'followingdescription taken in connection with the drawings, which form a art ofthis specification, and in which:

ig. -1 is a side elevation and sectional view of ahydrocarbon motorembodying the invention, the sections being substantially on the linel--l of Fig. 2; Fig-2 is a front elevation of the motorwhich thecylinders 11 (F ig. l2.) are cured' tothe-cam shaft 17 which alsoextendsv mounted. At one end of the motor, refer- 'ably the front end,the crank: case is ormed -with a gear compartment 13y into which thefront end of the motorv crank shaft 14 extends.Y A pinion 15 is securedto the front -end of the crank shaftA and a. gear 16 is se- Serial No.507,611.

into the compartment 13.4 A third shaft 18 also extends into :thiscompartment and a gear 19 is connected to it for drivin it. -lA chain 20connects the gears or spr ets 15,

16 and 19 in a three-.cornered arrangement 60 'that-the crank shaft 14drives both -the cam shaft 17 and the shaft 18.

InF ig. 1 a cross section ofthecom artf-'T ment'13 is shown and one webyor wall't ereof is shown at 21' while the other web or wallA o5 iscomprised by a cover 22 which is detachably secured to the crank case asbyv a. series of bolts and nuts 23. This Vfront cover been removed inthe view shownin AFig. .2 but is in place-in Fig. 1.' .It will be seen70 also by referring to Fig. 1, thatthe'cainshaft 17 extends throughthis cover 22 andr upon its outer end is a pulley 2fig'vhich vdrives, abelt-25 which may connect .with the mit rocking of the bracket about,the stud 85 29 so that it may be moved toward or from the cam shaft 17.This is particularly evident by. referring to Fig. 2. Thus the' chain 2Omay be tightened or' loosened by thus adjusting thebracket 28. Of coursethe open- 90 mg 27 is large enough-topermit of adjustment of the brackettherein without coming in Contact with the wall ofthe Thabracket- 28 isformed with an inu war'dly projecting part 33 and a'n outwardlyprojecting art 34, the periphery of the inner part orming a bearing forthe' gear 'f 19.above referred to and the outer 'part'34 forming asupport for a generator of 100 suitable form. The generator 'may beretained in the bracket as by a removable 5, bolt36.

The shaft 18 .above referredA to is the armature shaft of the is shownas extending t rough and having a bearing in the portion 33 of thebracket 28.- A suitable throw'oif ring 37 and paclr ing 38 prevent thelubricant from getting enerator 35 and it 1o5- The forward end of theshaft 18 is splined as shown at 39 and it extends into a splinedextension 40-on the gear 19 so that the shaft may be removed axiallyfrom its direct connection'to the gear. lVhen the parts are in theposition shown in Fig. 1, the gear will,

of course, drive the generator shaft 18, the gear and shaft beingconcentrically mounted on and in 'the' bracket' 28. By this constructionand arrangement it will be. seen that the generator 3 5 'with its shaft18, may beentirely removed from the bracket 2 8 and 'f wise on the.pan-1133 ofthe bracket 28, first,

- cap 43, a lretainn by va shoulder 41l at` one end of` the gear,andsecond by a thrust deviceor bearing 42 at the other end of the.gealxf 'lhls thrust device comprises afcap 43 removably seeured tothevcover 22 as by bolts 44, a thimble 45 slidably mounted in the plate46,'and a spring 47 inside the thimb e 45.' A hardened button 48 ismounted in the end y4() of the gear 19 for cooperation with the thimble45. The button 48 has a spherical surface 49 which 'oprates against aflat surface 50 on the t imble 45. By this construction 'the bracket 28may be adjusted, thus moving the button 48 eecentrically of the thinkble 45, and yet, by reason of these spherical and flat surfaces thebutton will always find a suitable thrust surface to operate ,upon onthe thimble 45. The spring 47 is under sufficient tension to yleldingly.retain the gear 19 in position on the bracket 28, and the retainer 46will hold the thimble 45 in place when the bracket 28, and with it thegear 19, is removed for repair. or replacement.` y i While I have hereindescribed in some 'detail a specific embodiment of -1n invention, whichI deem to be new an advantageous and may specifically claim, I do notdesire it to be understood that my invention is limited to the exact.details 'of the construction, as it will be apparent i' that changesmay be made'therein without Y bracket, a generator removablymounted 1.In a hydrocarbon motor, the .combif nationl with. the motor crankcase,of an adjustable bracket secured to the crank case, a' gear mounted torotate on said uponsaid bracket, and a concentric connection between thearmature .shaft'of vvsaid generator and said gear.

.2. In a. hydrocarbon motor, the 'combif nation with` the motor crankcase, of' an adj nstable bracket secured to the cra-hk case, a gearmounted to rotate on said bracket, a generator removably mounted uponsaid bracket, and a direct sliding and detachable 4connect-ion between.the armature shaft of said'gencrator and said gear.

3,'1n' a hydrocarbon motor, the combination' with the crank case havingtwo separated webs of a generator bracket adjustably seeured'to one ofthe said webs and having a part extending into the space between saidwebs, a gear mounted upon said part, and a thrust bearing in theopposite' web adapted to retain said gear on said part.

4. In a hydrocarbon motor, the combination with the crank case havin twoseparated webs, of a generator bracet adjust ably 'secured to .one ofsaid webs and having a part extending into the space between said webs,a gear mounted upon said part, and a spring thrust device secured to theopposite web and adapted to yieldingly retain said gear on said part.

5. In ahydrocarbon motor, thev combination oan adjustable bracket, adriving gear supported thereby, and a generator supported by the bracketwith its armature shaft having a bearing in the bracket, saiddrivinggear and shaft being concentrically connected. Y)

G. In a hydrocarbon motor, the combination of an adjustable bracket,said bracket having a projecting part forming a bearing for a' gear andan oppositely projectingy -part forming a generator support, a drivinggear on said-bearing part, and a generator on said supporting part, saidgenerator having its armature shaft borne directedly by said bracket andconnected concentrically nat-ion ofv a support having a projecting partformin a bearing, a gear mounte on said bearing, means independentof thesupporting bearing for retaining the gear on the bearing, and agenerator having its armature shaft extending through said bearing intodriving relation with said gear.

8. In a hydrocarbon motor, the combination of a support having aprojecting part forming a bearing, a gear mounted on said bearing andhaving a splined end extending beyond the bearing, anda gendrocarbonmotor, the combi` erator having its armature shaft splmed,

and extending through said bearing mto driving relation with said gear.

9., In a hydrocarbon motor, the combination with the 4crank ease, of abracket adjustably mounted thereon, a gear supported by the bracket. anda thrust bearing for the gear supported by the crank u l0. lIn ahydrooarbon motor, the combination of an adjustable bracket.r n ggearlso mounted thereo that the adjustment of the for non-adj ustment nationwith the crank t0 braoket adjustably `In with the braeket i 11. In ahydroearbonmotonpthe combi-l case, of-a generator ounted thereonandhaving a bearing, :i gear mounted on seid bearing and having anextended'end, :1 button in the 'end of said gear, a thrust devicemounted for Contact withsaid button to retain the gear on the bearing,and a generatormounted in said bracketwith its shaft connected to saidgear. v In testimony whereof I Aediz: my signature.

'JESSE G. VINCENT.

